Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-399) and indexes.
Contents:
1. Introduction: The Social Psychology of Stereotyping and Group Life / Russell Spears, Penelope J. Oakes, Naomi Ellemers and S. Alexander Haslam -- 2. Stereotypes as Explanations: A Subjective Essentialistic View of Group Perception / Vincent Yzerbyt, Steve Rocher and Georges Schadron -- 3. Asking the Accuracy Question: Is Measurement the Answer? / Penelope J. Oakes and Katherine J. Reynolds -- 4. Changing the Stereotype of the Stereotype / Stephen Worchel and Hank Rothgerber -- 5. Stereotype Construction as a Strategy of Influence / Stephen Reicher, Nick Hopkins and Susan Condor -- 6. Stereotyping and Social Influence: Foundations of Stereotype Consensus / S. Alexander Haslam -- 7. Stereotype Formation: Beyond Illusory Correlation / Craig McGarty and Anne-Marie de la Haye -- 8. Stereotyping and the Burden of Cognitive Load / Russell Spears and S. Alexander Haslam -- 9. Stereotyping in Social Context / Naomi Ellemers and Ad van Knippenberg.
Summary:
This new book is about the causes and consequences of stereotyping. It begins from the premise that, in order to understand the nature and function of stereotyping, it is essential to understand its role in, and relationship to, the activities of social groups. In so doing, it provides an alternative to more cognitive approaches that regard stereotyping primarily as a bias produced by the limits of individual information processing. The contributors debate and challenge a range of traditional beliefs about stereotyping by exploring its social functions in intergroup contexts. They also tackle a range of thorny problems in stereotyping and related literatures. In short, this book examines how stereotypes are structured by social identities and the relations between groups.
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